Category — Shops

this Orla Kiely wallet!  i’ve been completely obsessed with Orla Kiely and her bags, wallets, dresses, etc.  for the past 2 years since i was introduced to her designs.  but $180 for the bags and a little over $90 for wallets - i was priced out.   Until the wonderful blog decor8 offered a 20% of Twig.   What a great place! Twig is owned by Elizabeth Burbage in St. Petersburg, FL - she has Orla Kiely and a number wonderful bags, outfits and accessories from other designers.   the order process was easy, and i’m super excited.  i’ve been living with a wallet that doesn’t close & the zipper is broken. And Twig has the wallet on sale! it doesn’t get any better than this!  Check her store out!

I usually go to ikea once a year. its all my wallet can handle. plus, i make sure i really really need the items because we all know that going there can easily cost you $100. Its fine if you spend that much, but make sure it doesn’t sit there like the 3 ikea frames I just put on ebay because I don’t use them and never will.

what i’m liking right now:

lack table in white

Strind table

LUNS writing/magnetic board

KNIPSA basket

KASSETT magazine box

FORMAT work lamp

IKEA STOCKHOLM easy chair

gotta love ikea…….

here are a few of the great items i’m loving over at pearlriver in addition to some nice home accessories, you can also pick up cutting boards, dishes, and an occasional Chinese lantern.

foo dogs from $39-$97

mini round vases $14

placemats $6.95

bamboo placemats $4.50

lacquer serving tray $14.95

two-toned lacquer serving tray $44.50

the man and i are moving. so moving means cleaning and purging. i am doing a quite large decluttering project. i always thought i was the type of person that only kept what i needed. no junk for me. until the day my boyfriend went down to our storage unit in the basement (we live in a large building) for the first time since we moved there and he came back saying “i think you are a closet pack-rat”. uuughhh. the words i dread.

anyhow, a friend of mine turned me on to Table to Teapots in Acton, Mass. its a great place to consign some of your nicer things that you just grew out of or changed your style a bit. i worked on cleaning out the storage bin and realized that i hadn’t given up my “crunchie-tapestry-moroccan-lantern days” as a college girl. after making an appointment 2 weeks out, we drove up saturday and dropped some boxes off and 2 lamps that just didn’t work for us. very easy - you get 50% of the selling price. they consign anything of value over $10. anything under they send to good will for you.

consign away…..